Comments on: Obama Decides to Try Smoot Hawley http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: advocatefortruth http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3896 advocatefortruth Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:25:39 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3896 This article is right on the point about the ramifications of Congress listening to the lies of one little insignificant little man. I will correct one small mistake in this article. One the border, freight is transferred from Mexican trailers to US and Canadian trailers, but it is done with non union labor. Many of the forwarding houses on the border are Mexican owned and all States along the border are right to work States. Union opppsition is mainly because the Teamsters are not allowed under Mexican law to organize in that country. Canadian trucks entering this country under the same NAFTA provisions the US is violating here, have a safety record much worse than the Mexicans and equal to US carriers, but you do not hear anything from the Teamsters in opposition. They are allowed to organize in Canada. Opposition to this program has not been based on fact but on the politics of protectionism, nativism and xenophobia towards all things Mexican. I know what I am talking about as I have spent the past year fighting the insanity and the lies being put out by the opposition. I am the voice at http://mexicotrucker.com aand I support this program fully. This article is right on the point about the ramifications of Congress listening to the lies of one little insignificant little man.

I will correct one small mistake in this article. One the border, freight is transferred from Mexican trailers to US and Canadian trailers, but it is done with non union labor. Many of the forwarding houses on the border are Mexican owned and all States along the border are right to work States.

Union opppsition is mainly because the Teamsters are not allowed under Mexican law to organize in that country. Canadian trucks entering this country under the same NAFTA provisions the US is violating here, have a safety record much worse than the Mexicans and equal to US carriers, but you do not hear anything from the Teamsters in opposition. They are allowed to organize in Canada.

Opposition to this program has not been based on fact but on the politics of protectionism, nativism and xenophobia towards all things Mexican.

I know what I am talking about as I have spent the past year fighting the insanity and the lies being put out by the opposition.

I am the voice at http://mexicotrucker.com aand I support this program fully.

]]> By: franklinslocke http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3892 franklinslocke Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:45:49 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3892 This could be disastrous. Not only could this start a trade war with Mexico, but what happens if Mexico’s government collapses. Mexico is already on the brink and this could push them over the cliff. Then what? We would have our third largest trade partner and neighbor in chaos. The ramifications of this move could be endless. But…Liberals cannot see past the end of their nose and would not see what would happen if they caused this. http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/ This could be disastrous. Not only could this start a trade war with Mexico, but what happens if Mexico’s government collapses. Mexico is already on the brink and this could push them over the cliff. Then what? We would have our third largest trade partner and neighbor in chaos. The ramifications of this move could be endless. But…Liberals cannot see past the end of their nose and would not see what would happen if they caused this.

http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/

]]> By: phxg http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3889 phxg Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:06:24 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3889 <img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/lowrider-1.jpg">

]]> By: phxg http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3888 phxg Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:01:15 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3888 <blockquote> <p>According to government statistics, U.S. imports from Europe declined from a 1929 high of $1,334 million to just $390 million in 1932, while U.S. exports to Europe fell from $2,341 million in 1929 to $784 million in 1932. Overall, world trade declined by some 66% between 1929 and 1934 -<a href="http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1921_timeline/smoot_tariff.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LINK</a></p> </blockquote> <p>For someone who was going to affirm good will and improve the economy Obama sure does seem to have no clue as to the ramifications of his ideals. But like it's always said, Socialism works on paper and Obama has never known anything but paper. </p>

According to government statistics, U.S. imports from Europe declined from a 1929 high of $1,334 million to just $390 million in 1932, while U.S. exports to Europe fell from $2,341 million in 1929 to $784 million in 1932. Overall, world trade declined by some 66% between 1929 and 1934 -LINK

For someone who was going to affirm good will and improve the economy Obama sure does seem to have no clue as to the ramifications of his ideals. But like it’s always said, Socialism works on paper and Obama has never known anything but paper.

]]> By: Streiff http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3887 Streiff Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:57:19 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3887 if you want to think about what retaliation could look like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift if you want to think about what retaliation could look like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift

]]> By: Kenny Solomon http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3886 Kenny Solomon Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:52:57 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3886 Even though Corona is owned by InBev (Belgium) - formerly owned by Anheuser Busch, it's still a decent light-side beer. Porfidio's top-end (in the "blue glass cactus" bottle) is one of the finest Tequila's to be available here in the USA. Thanks, President Government. You really know how to kill a party. Truthfully, I "hope" the "change" is that the Mexican government retaliates by stopping their people from coming into our country illegally. ;) Even though Corona is owned by InBev (Belgium) – formerly owned by Anheuser Busch, it’s still a decent light-side beer.

Porfidio’s top-end (in the “blue glass cactus” bottle) is one of the finest Tequila’s to be available here in the USA.

Thanks, President Government. You really know how to kill a party.

Truthfully, I “hope” the “change” is that the Mexican government retaliates by stopping their people from coming into our country illegally. ;)

]]> By: Streiff http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3885 Streiff Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:48:08 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3885 are on our imports to Mexico. Mexico is our <a href="http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/top/dst/2008/12/balance.html" rel="nofollow">third largest trading partner</a>. are on our imports to Mexico. Mexico is our third largest trading partner.

]]> By: grillinvillain http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/03/10/obama-decides-to-try-smoot-hawley/#comment-3884 grillinvillain Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:40:32 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/?p=853#comment-3884 Cut back on the marijuana and cocaine shipments? Cut back on the marijuana and cocaine shipments?

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